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Oct. 25, 1927.

G. H. ANGERT TABLE Filed Jan. 28, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR Oct. 25 1927.

G. H. ANGERT TABLE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 28', 61925 Fl G. 5.

ATTORNEY.

Patented p t. 25, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. ANGER-T, F CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO ANGER'I. BROTHERS, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A PARTNERSHIP COMPOSED OF ARTHUR C. ANGERT AND GEORGE E. ANGERT.

TABLE.

Application filed January 28, 1925. Serial No. 5,221.

My invention belongs to that class of tables known as adjustable tables,

The object of my invention is to provide a table ofnormal size having a double top, the upper top part being generally made of metal and covered with enamel, lacquer, glass, or a similar sanitary material, for example, as a kitchen table, and the double top capable of being unfolded from its folded normal condition to form a large wooden top table, for use as a dining table, or the like.

I have an application now pending in the United States Patent Oflice for a table of this character as Serial No. 660,311, and in this present application I am applying for marked improvements on the construction illustrated and set forth in the application heretofore made and above referred to. $0 One of the salient features of the present invention consists in shaping the framework,

which supports the enamel to so that said enamel to will lie in a uni orm, flat face position w llen it is extended and forming a part of the large table top, will not bind or buckle, likewise the other half of the table is kept in a desired position, making a uniform meeting edge between the two table top parts or sections.

Another feature consists in the employment of a stop means to limit the turning of the table top to an open or closed position, for a large or small table so as to make said tables symmetrical when'closed or open. Another feature consists in forming a hand hold, so that the enameled top can be conveniently and properly raised and lowerg? without injury to the operator or to the ta e. 40 Other features and advantages will readily become apparent from reading the following specification:

In the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification:

Fig. 1, is a perspective view of the table in closed form,

Fig. 2, is a perspective view of the table, the top partly swung into position and the other half partly raised, to illustrate function and construction,

' Fig. 3, is a perspective view of the table with the top, in open or extended position,

Fig. 4, is a plan view of the table, open,

showing closed position in light dotted lines,

Fig. 5, is a side elevation 1n detail, partly broken away, to illustrate construction, so that the enameled section will lie flat and not bind or buckle, and

Fig. 6, is a section taken on line 6-6 7 8f lliiig. 4, with the enameled top thrown The table top is supported on legs 1, connected to a supporting frame-work 2, I also provide a supporting cross piece 3. The top is formed of two halves lying ap roximately in 'uxtaposition when the ta 1c is small or or kltchen use. The part or half 4 is made of wood and lies on the frame 2, and the upper part or half 5 is made of wood with an enameled top 6, having a ridge 7 7, around its outer top edges, and it 15 hinged at 8, to the lower half 4.

The lower half 4 is pivoted at the pivotal point 9 to the cross-piece 3 in any approved manner. This point (in the present instance) is formed of a bolt 10 with a large head 12 which is secured to the' bottom of the table top 4 by the screws 13, and is locked into position by lock nuts 14.

The top enameled part or half 5 rests on the bottom part or half 4, and the move and revolve in unison when forc to do so, on the pivotal point 9, and when moved to a right angle the top 5 is raised and swung on the hinges 8 and rests on the 86 frame-work 2, the enameled side 6 bein face down.- A vice-versa movement wifi place the parts in normal position again as shown in ig. 1.

In order to keep the table top or tops 90 from swiveling too far to the open or closed position I provide a stop 15. The travel of the table top, when it is to assume a closed position, the stop 15 abuts against side frame 16, and when it is to assume its open 96 position said stop? 15 abuts the side frame 17, as shown in ig. 4; said stop 15 moving with said top.

In order to lift or lower the table top half '5, I provide a hand hold recess 18 to allow it to be lifted easily and conveniently and lowered to prevent pinching the fingers and also to prevent dro ping said topl half 5.

In order toprevent uckling of t e table leaves 4 and 5, I provide a notch 19 in each of the side frames 16 and 17, to allow the ridge 7 of the enameled top 5 to enter the same, enabling me to form a level surface, when the table top is extended, by prevent- I ing buckling or binding of the table parts,

at the meeting edges where the parts are hinged.

The weight of the metal plate 6 will cause the sections or leaves of the top to remain in their positions of use. Consequently, I eliminate the/necessity of employing locking means to hold the sections in the positions shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

Furthermore, the ridge 7, when engaging the notches 19, also acts to prevent the top from swinging on the swivel 9, when the leaves are in opened position.

It is obvious that I may alter or modify the parts of this adjustable table herein specifically set forth, and which modifications fall within this specification, and claims, although the construction herein set forth is a preferred one.

What I claim as new and my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A combination kitchen and 'dining table, comprising a base frame, and a top mounted thereon, the said top consisting of hinged sections, one of said sections being pivotally mounted on said base to rotate in a horizontal plane, and another one of said sections having a comparatively heavy wear surfacing material on one side thereof, the said material, due to its weight, serving to hold said sections in their positions of use, and the table being provided with means to permit the section having the surfacing material thereon, to lie in the same plane as the pivoted section when the top is unfolded.

2. A combination kitchen and dining table, comprising a base frame, and a top mounted thereon, the said top consisting of hinged wood sections, one of said sections being pivotally mounted on said base to rotate in a horizontal plane, and another one section having the surfacing material thereon, to lie in the same plane as the pivoted section when the top is unfolded.

3. A combined kitchen and dining table, comprising a base frame, a lower wood leaf of substantially the same size as the frame, pivotally connected to the latter for movement in a horizontal plane, and adapted in one osition to cover the frame, and in a second position, to cover only a part of the frame, an upper wood leaf of substantially the same size as the lower leaf, hinged to one of the edges of the lower leaf and adapted, when the table is employed for kitchen use, to be superposed on the lower leaf, and when the table is used for dining purposes, to lie alongside of the lower leaf and rest on the frame, a metal plate secured to the upper leaf, covering one side of the latter, and having an unobstructed. vitriform outer surface, said plate being provided with a ridge extending around its edge portions, and projecting downwardly when the upper leaf is in open position, the said metal plate, due to its weight, serving to hold said leaves in their positions of use, and the frame being provided with notches to receive said ridge when the upper leaf is unfolded, to permit the wood surfaces of the two leaves to lie in the same plane.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature at Cincinnati, Ohio, this 23rd day of J anuary, 1925.

GEORGE H. ANGERT. 

